The Bounty; The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
New York: Viking, 2003. Color and b/w Illus. 491pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
SOUTH SEAS
The New Pacific.
Map. 738pp. Short 8vo, blue cloth (slightly rubbed and faded). N.Y., 1900. A very good copy. More
The Mutiny of the Bounty.; An Illustrated Edition of Sir John Barrow's Original Account .
Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. Edited by Gavin Kennedy. Many illustrations throughout. 208 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: David Godine, (1980). Very good The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty; its Causes and Consequences. More
Carte Reduite De La Mer Du Sud
Paris: 1764. Map. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/4" x 14". Sheet measures 13 3/4" x 20 3/4". This map of the Pacific Ocean shows the region extending from Australia to the western coast of the Americas. Bellin's depiction of Australia, labeled 'Nouvelle Hollande', shows the continent, Papua New Guinea, and Terre de Diemen, or Tasmania, conjoined as one land mass. Bellin makes evident in his rendering of the coastline that much of the eastern coast of..... More
Nature Study; A Handbook for Pacific Island Teachers
Wellington: Department of Education, New Zealand, 1958. Many Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and crudely taped. Wellington: Islands Education Division, Department of Education, N.Z., 1958. Ex libris Islands Education Division Library with their rubberstamp. More
A Voyage to the South Seas: Undertaken by command of His Majesty for the purpose of conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's Ship Bounty commanded by...Including an account of the Mutiny on board the said ship...
Adelaide: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Illustrated with watercolours and drawings by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. 4 full-page color plates and many other in-text illus. 150pp. Folio, beige pictorial cloth with leather spine label, board slipcase. Adelaide, South Australia: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. A fine copy in a fine box One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator and by the designer of the edition. More
Charco Harbour.
401pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Vanguard Press, (1968). A near fien copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A novel of James Cook's first voyage to Australia. More
Voyage Autour du Monde, Par la Fregate du Roi la Boudeuse et la Flute L'Etoile, en 1766. 1767, 1768 & 1769
Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. Complete with 20 folding maps and 3 plates. [8], 417, [3]pp. 4to, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with red leather spine label, spine rubbed with light wear on spine ends, edges of corners worn and bumped, maps and text slightly wavy throughout, light browning to margins of half-title page, last 3 leaves with some light dampstaining to some margins. Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. First Edition Internally a clean, bright and tight copy. Narrative..... More
With Their Islands Around Them.
Illus. Square 4to, cloth-backed decorative boards, d.w. N.Y., (1974). First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Peoples & Problems Of The Pacific.
illus. 2 vols. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: J.H. Sears, n.d. vg. More
The Art of the South Sea Islands: Including Australia and New Zealand
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1962. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 250 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth (top edge bumped), dust wrapper (small chips at top of spine). New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1962). A very good(-) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
And The Sea Will Tell.
illus. 574pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1991). Murder on Palmyra Island. More
Carnaval sous la mer.
27 color plates. 48 b/w illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled and chipped, otherwise very good). Paris: Editions R. Sicard, (1964). Photographic survey of the coral reefs off of New Caledonia. Text in French. More
Fleurs et Plantes de Tahiti.
many color illus. 12mo, boards. (Papeete): Editions du Pacifique, (1982). vg. More
A Chart of the Southern Hemisphere showing the tracks of some of the most distinguished Navigators
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22" x 21 1/4". London: W. Stahan and T. Cadell, 1777. This incredibly detailed polar projection map of the Southern Hemisphere was compiled by Captain James Cook after his famous second voyage to the region. It depicts the coastlines of Australia, New Zealand, and other Southeast Asian and South Pacific islands, in addition to Madagascar and parts of Africa and South America. Most notably, the map includes detailed..... More
Une Vue De L'Interieur De L'Isle D'Atooi
Paris: 1785. Engraving. 9 x 18 1/4 inches. Margin trimmed to neat line on left, folded as issued. Lively scene with groups of people at work in front of a village on the Hawaiian Village on the Island of Kauai. The island is the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands and the fourth largest of the archipelago. From the French edition of the Official Report of Cook's 3rd voyage. More
The Explorations of Captain James Cook in The Pacific; As Told by Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779.
New York: Heritage. Edited by A. Grenfell Price. Color frontispiece, black & white illustrations. Short 4to, bown leather-backed patterned boards, slipcase. New York: Heritage Press, (no date, circa 1955). Fine. More
Untitled Globe Gore Diptych: South Pacific
Venice: 1688. Map, diptych gore sheets. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Each page measures about 19 5/8" x 13 3/8". Beautiful pair of gore sheets from Coronelli's 110 cm diameter globe. Shows the southern part of the Pacific Ocean including the Tropic of Capricorn and the western coast of South America. Features a nicely engraved cartouche , architectural elements, cherubs, a mermaid and space for two other portraits or text, here left blank. Includes beautifully rendered ships and denotes the path..... More
The Drama of Fiji; A Contemporary History
Rutland: Tuttle, 1967. Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w., notations in ink on the last blank page. Rutland: Charles Tuttle, (1967). Very good. More
Cousteau's Papua New Guinea Journey.
New York: Abrams, 1989. 170 color illus., map. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (1989). Fine. More
Southwest Pacific.
A Geography of Australia, New Zealand and their Pacific Island Neighbourhoods. Illus. Maps. London, 1956. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Gauguin in the South Seas.
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1965. Illustrated in color & b/w. 336pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. tattered . London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1965. Very good with a poor d.w. More
The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex During the War of 1812
New York: Basic Books, 2013. Illustrated. xx + 337 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2013). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Mr. Bligh's Bad Language; Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Illus. 445pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1992). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Narrative and Successful Result of a Voyage in the South Seas, performed by Order of the Government of British India, to ascertain the Actual Fate of La Perouse's Expedition, interspersed with Accounts of the Religion, Manners, Customs and Cannibal Practices of the South Sea Islanders
London: Hurst, 1929. 2 volumes (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") Complete with two folding frontispieces (one hand-colored), a folding map, and copper engraved plate. bound in early full brown straight grained morocco. Binding is rubbed with a chip missing from each spine, hinges strengthened, marbled edges. Very Good copy of a scarce title. London: Hurst, Chance, & Co., 1829. First Edition. Internally very good (+) with slight occasional browning. An account of this journey to the Solomon Islands via Tasmania, New Zealand..... More